The Lord of the Bling: Göring's Diamond Gift Badge

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19 күн бұрын

In 1935, Hermann Göring created a special diamond-studded, gold and platinum award to be given to very select Luftwaffe leaders and also foreigners and other German leaders. Today, these badges are worth a small fortune. This is the story of the Combined Pilot/Observer Badge in Gold with Diamonds.
Very special thanks to Rock Island Auctions for permission to reproduce their photographs. Please visit: www.rockislandauction.com
Dr. Mark Felton is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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Disclaimer: All opinions and comments expressed in the 'Comments' section do not reflect the opinions of Mark Felton Productions. All opinions and comments should contribute to the dialogue. Mark Felton Productions does not condone written attacks, insults, racism, sexism, extremism, violence or otherwise questionable comments or material in the 'Comments' section, and reserves the right to delete any comment violating this rule or to block any poster from the channel.
Credits: Scargill; Wolfmann; Pimboli DD; wcstumpmilitaria
Sources:
- 'OTTO SKORZENY’S PILOT-OBSERVER BADGE WITH DIAMONDS', Sept. 8, 2011, W.C. Stump Militaria
- 'COMBINED PILOT’S AND OBSERVER’S BADGE IN GOLD WITH DIAMONDS', FELDGRAU - German Armed Forces Research 1918-1945
- 'Lot 1348: Very Rare Luftwaffe Pilot/Observer Badge in Gold with Diamonds', Rock Island Auctions, Dec. 8, 2013

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@nicholasgibbons 17 күн бұрын

"Needless to say, Goring also presented one to himself"

@quetshupfa 17 күн бұрын

somewhere I read that Hitler and company used to make jokes on Himler's awards. I hope Goering didn't do it!

@Brett-yq7pj 16 күн бұрын

Why not though, I'd like a diamond broach

@awkc63 17 күн бұрын

Mark Felton and Hermann Göring, absolutely an immediate click.

@stefanschleps8758 17 күн бұрын

I know what you mean!

@KiaserReich 17 күн бұрын

Just watched the Get Göring episode Perfect timing

@Lerxstification 17 күн бұрын

WOW, that side shot of Hermann @1:33....omg, I've never seen him from that angle looking so HUGE. No way he'd fit into a fighter plane at that stage.

@Carolinel673 17 күн бұрын

I saw Herman leaning over the newspaper’s of the day at the Nuremberg trails & laughing bc of the Russian threat .

@donnied9432 17 күн бұрын

Better than anything else they got on here.

@charlesdelusignan7909 17 күн бұрын

"The first unpleasantness". Nice turn of phrase, Mark.

@philhawley1219 17 күн бұрын

A phrase often used by the KZfaqr Autoshennanigans.

@mikesmith-po8nd 17 күн бұрын

Typical British understatement.

@PhillipFelix-kw3zi 17 күн бұрын

They do have a way with words that is hilarious and endearing.

@-.Steven 17 күн бұрын

I caught that also. A more kinder, gentler machine-gun hand for sure!

@stewartmckeand6099 16 күн бұрын

Yes, similar to the unpleasantness over Hiroshima.

@EdMcF1 17 күн бұрын

Goering clearly won the Battle of the Buffet.

@watersipper1116 17 күн бұрын

Priceless.

@JCinerea 17 күн бұрын

But he lost the "Battle of the Bulge"

@ettajfan5882 17 күн бұрын

Dr Felton should do a whole video on his massive girth and take bets on what he weighed.

@neo-didact9285 17 күн бұрын

@@JCinerea Dr. Felton clearly had that battle in the bag.

@user-eg7uw9ls4o 17 күн бұрын

@@JCinerea Clever 👍

@the_lichemaster 17 күн бұрын

At least Göring had plenty of uniform to put the medals on!

@Occident. 17 күн бұрын

At least he earned his wings. Unlike Churchill.

@the_lichemaster 17 күн бұрын

@Occident. Yes some of them certainly. Funnily enough, he and Churchill had medal collecting fixations.

@allangibson8494 17 күн бұрын

@@Occident.Churchill was actually a trained pilot… (he just didn’t complete the training in 1914 (with the RNAS) and again in 1919 ((with the RAF) after a crash) because the government ordered him to stop). Churchill was integral to the development of the Sopwith Sociable (the first side by side dual control training aircraft in early 1914).

@martinswiney2192 17 күн бұрын

You get second place in comments. Had to give first place to Goering won battle of the buffet. Sorry no badges or ribbon for you. 😂

@PaladinDansesGirlfriend 17 күн бұрын

Audibly chuckled

@camberweller 17 күн бұрын

“Lost in a fire” is a good way for them to be quietly kept.

@youtube-ventura 17 күн бұрын

Lost in a boating accident.

@peterostermiller3576 17 күн бұрын

69 years old. Videos regarding little known aspects of World War II history always fascinating. Confirms there’s always something more to learn and these videos fit that bill. Thanks.

@petervonstamer7859 16 күн бұрын

I don't know why but he did not mention their was two types of this award the male and female version. Which was a pendant, Hannah Reitsch was the only recipient of this award

@FredScuttle456 16 күн бұрын

65 here. You and I thought we knew it all. But there's always something new and fascinating from Mark.

@HiDesert004 17 күн бұрын

Goering: I am General Bling. North Korean General: Hold my soju.

@Proriin 16 күн бұрын

While having a ton of medals none of the NK ones seem very flashy.

@fraxizztv6433 2 күн бұрын

Legend has it, they are made from the tears of it's citizens..

@daveschmarder-1950 17 күн бұрын

By the looks of Göring, it looks like he never met a bratwurst that he didn't like.

@Rick2010100 17 күн бұрын

The colony of German South West Africa, today's Namibia, was very rich in diamonds. The deposits were easy to mine (sift them out of the desert sand, so to speak). In the years 1900 to the 1940s, there were therefore very good, plentiful and cheap diamonds in Germany. The gold in the setting was often more expensive than the diamonds. In 1920-1940, for example, rhodium-plated white gold with diamonds was the evening jewelry in Berlin.

@dougerrohmer 17 күн бұрын

German South West Africa stopped being a German colony in 1914. But yes, the Germans may have had business contacts with de Beers after that.

@lunsmann 17 күн бұрын

SWA was a South African protectorate (authority of the League of Nations and subsequently the United Nations) from 1919. Germany had no more access to the diamonds there than any other nation. South Africa was an active member of the Commonwealth nations opposing Germany in both 20th century world wars.

@lunsmann 17 күн бұрын

@@dougerrohmer - it's possible. However De Beers was always a very British company and supplied almost all of the South African diamonds that are present in the Crown Jewels, as gifts mostly. De Beers bought the controlling interest in the Kimberly mines long before taking over the old SWA diamond fields after ww1. De Beers gained global control of the diamond trade through their Britishness.

@dougerrohmer 17 күн бұрын

@@lunsmann True, and now I have no idea why OP affirmed that diamonds were cheap in Germany. Maybe not so much cheap, as Cheapskate Goering used shitty grade diamonds?

@dougerrohmer 17 күн бұрын

@@lunsmann 😁

@jamesgarman4788 17 күн бұрын

The Lord of the Bling! Great title and video Dr. Mark! Many thanks for posting!

@m.brizzy5407 16 күн бұрын

From WWI to WWII Göring went from fighter Ace to the Goodyear Blimp.

@Nicksonian 17 күн бұрын

Incredible how much weight Goering packed on during the war.

@brucesim2003 17 күн бұрын

Even more incredible how he lost a lot of it in allied imprisonment. The diet must have been strict.

@Carolinel673 17 күн бұрын

He was overweight due to drug addiction bc of a wound in WW1 & was weaned of it during Nuremberg trials .

@Nicksonian 17 күн бұрын

Or because he was a compulsive glutton of more than just medals.

@user-sp4gy7ko5l 17 күн бұрын

Constipation due to morphine abuse.

@jasonking2218 17 күн бұрын

Goring wore more bling than liberace..a lot of it self awarded..but he was a ww1 hero and did earn the blue max

@daverage4729 17 күн бұрын

Liberace! Lol! 🤣🤣

@spudskie3907 17 күн бұрын

Göring vs. Liberace vs. Elvis Who wore more bling?

@ARUSApacecarHAMPTON 17 күн бұрын

@@spudskie3907the DPRK has entered the chat.

@roberthudson1959 17 күн бұрын

His natural ceiling was command of a jagdstaffel. He did very well as the leader of Jasta 27, earning 21 kills and the PlM. He was over his head once promoted to command of Jagdgeschwader 1, and was one of the UK's biggest assets during the Battle of Britain.

@redblack8414 11 күн бұрын

You are right, he earned the Pour Le Mérite (Blue Max) medal. 20 victories were required to earn the PLM. At the end of the war Göring had 22 victories. What puzzles me is that for some obscure reason Göring received his PLM after 18 victories. I think that Mark Felton mentioned that in one of his videos.

@jeffdumpster1470 17 күн бұрын

A dashing fellow in his youth.

@frankpinmtl 16 күн бұрын

The only dashing he did, later in life, was to the buffet...

@BotsWeekendCovers 17 күн бұрын

167 likes, 900 views - 4 minutes! We all love this guy!!!!!

@alamore5084 17 күн бұрын

And that's on a quiet day!

@bobertjones2300 17 күн бұрын

Yes, Hermann Goering still has a lot of drawing power. There's his gravitas that must be dealt with.

@martinswiney2192 17 күн бұрын

3 hours. 34k views. The Dr. is in.

@emmcee662 16 күн бұрын

“King of Bling and Prince of Pretentiousness” 🥇 I so admire these biting sarcastic put-downs. Thank you

@takeabreath2412 17 күн бұрын

Probably the most favourite character of Dr. Felton 😂

@Rick2010100 17 күн бұрын

Despite been looking like a Michelin man, decorated like a Christmas tree, it is reported that Göring still had some natural authority in his appearance.

@ShlomoEden 17 күн бұрын

Just listen to him here on KZfaq. Goering Nuremberg.

@Rick2010100 17 күн бұрын

@@ShlomoEden That reminds me of a company I had with two partners around 25 years ago. One was like Göring, one like Göbels and I had big visions. It worked extremly well for a while, then later we each had our own company. Unfortunately, our Göring died suddenly of a heart attack two years ago - it was probably due to being overweight.

@Occident. 17 күн бұрын

He was a great man.

@nomoneyglobal 17 күн бұрын

Don't forget he was completely strung out on morphine too

@kleverich 17 күн бұрын

@@Occident. You mean a great big man?

@jimschofield8734 17 күн бұрын

Just imagine how furious Goring would be to know all his medals are on display at an RAF museum in Britain. Warms the soul.

@PeteDavidson-yl3ps 17 күн бұрын

Not all, his famous or the famous Diamond Swaz was dis-assembled, the gold melted down.

@ma3stro681 17 күн бұрын

@@PeteDavidson-yl3ps That’s just vandalism. They were historical relics …

@Zebra_3 15 күн бұрын

not sure he'd be furious.

@fraxizztv6433 2 күн бұрын

Probably to prevent nazi sympathizers from stealing it.

@eggshan86 17 күн бұрын

Well done, Dr. Felton. If WW2 knowledge was measured in decorations and medals, you would make Goering blush.

@petervonstamer7859 16 күн бұрын

I don't know why but he did not mention their was two types of this award the male and female version. Which was a pendant and that hanna reitsch was the only person to receive it

@Grandizer8989 17 күн бұрын

I was a Docent at the now closed International Museum of WW2 near Boston. We had a ton of Goering’s personal effects. Like his address book, cufflinks, and the suitcase that he took to Nuremberg prison. You could still smell the cologne!

@carolking6355 16 күн бұрын

Before I watch this Iwatched you Mark for all the wonderful videos I have watched. In my younger days I was an historian but never studied the wars of which my so loved Dad had been in in WW1. I used to have an amazing memory right to conversations at 2. Now in my 80s that memory is fading. It humiliates me but watching all your postings is stimulating and so interesting. Thank you

@AYVYN 17 күн бұрын

The metal was originally carbon but Göring‘s gravitational pull turned it into diamond.

@michaelporzio7384 17 күн бұрын

"A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon," Napoleon Bonaparte.

@dougearnest7590 17 күн бұрын

That was long before "award inflation" rendered them valueless.

@AudieHolland 16 күн бұрын

From the film 'Barry Lyndon' by Kubrick, I learned that in the Prussian army of Frederick the Great, brave soldiers were actually awarded gold pieces!

@AYVYN 15 күн бұрын

I ascribe to enlightenment ideals too, but military awards are about tradition and respecting those before you; like the eagle standard and unit colors.

@dougearnest7590 15 күн бұрын

@@AYVYN "Respecting those before you" - so a guy comes back from fighting in WW1 or WW2 and he has three or four ribbons on his chest - while today a service member who has never heard a shot fired in anger has two or three dozen ribbons on his chest, looking like a "real" hero in comparison. When almost EVERYBODY gets an Achievement Medal - they only thing they seem to indicate is the guy who doesn't have one wasn't enough of a kiss-ass to get what everyone else got. And when you can design a matrix to show what awards everyone is wearing based on rank, time in service, and branch of service ... well, that leads me to believe the system has lost something somewhere along the line.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 14 күн бұрын

@@dougearnest7590 I can see where you're coming from with that and I agree. Some service members now seem to have more ribbons after 10 years of service than General Patton had after 30. However during WW2 Patton was of the opinion the US Army under-awarded soldiers, stating "We must have more medals and not be stingy in handing them out!" But I can't help but think we've gone a bit overboard in that department. There has to be a happy medium somewhere.

@artimusgarcia-cuellar8026 17 күн бұрын

I saw a Mark Felton video posted 4 minutes ago and I was on top of the world!

@christyhart8254 17 күн бұрын

“The Lord of the Bling”!!!! Between the title, and “the first unpleasantness” remark, I am more hooked on Dr. Felton’s videos than ever!!!

@reeyees50 17 күн бұрын

Yes Dr. Mark Felton, Goering was the Lord of the Blings

@GRMLS5 16 күн бұрын

Hanna Reitsch also had a badge given to her by Goring. She earned hers as a test pilot.

@fordfairlane662dr 17 күн бұрын

Its always a good time to watch a mark Felton video!

@jerrywest9012 17 күн бұрын

The Pour le Mérite was a Prussian award, not German per se. It became extinct as a result of Kaiser Wilhelm II's abdication as king of Prussia and German Emperor on 9 November 1918. This marked the end of the Prussian monarchy and it was never awarded thereafter

@jacoboreyes3160 17 күн бұрын

The civilian version is still awarded to this day. It was revived in 1952. It is awarded by the german president, not by the state.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 17 күн бұрын

@@jacoboreyes3160 Correct, but it doesn't resemble the military award, the current Pour le Merite is awarded for outstanding achievment in the arts and sciences.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 17 күн бұрын

Since it was an officers-only award Hitler wasn't interested in reviving the Pour le Merite in any form, even though he was a BIG admirer of the order's originator Frederick the Great. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was developed as a substitute and any soldier, sailor, or airman of any rank could recieve it, not just officers. The Iron Cross itself was also a Prussian award but since it's origin during the Napoleonic Wars all ranks were always eligible so when war came in 1939 Hitler re-authorized it enthusiastically. And of course he was a recipient himself in WW1.

@AudieHolland 16 күн бұрын

The military version of the Pour le Mérite was also called the Blue Max.

@petercarter9034 17 күн бұрын

These videos by Mark are so addictive I can binge watch them all evening

@Avarua59 17 күн бұрын

Goering would approve of your binging enthusiasm.

@Flint-Dibble-the-Don 17 күн бұрын

They should make a T.V. channel that shows all these cool WW2 and other historical themed subjects. What would we call it?

@outofturn331 16 күн бұрын

@@Flint-Dibble-the-DonThe F Files

@PatNorris-uq4uv 16 күн бұрын

Same here!!

@philipoakley8114 15 күн бұрын

Mr Goering already had a house waiting for him in England upon successful invasion. Later known as Bramshill, a police college for high ranking officers. He once stayed there. His bedroom became a secretary's office. I know this as I've been there. Very small room strangely. So hes probably happy his medals are cared for in England.

@petervonstamer7859 16 күн бұрын

MARK. Did not mention that there were two badges of this award (1.) The pilot/observer badge in gold & diamonds (A & B) A. for daily wear B. Ceremonial version ( he talked about this version ) (2.) The female badge is identical to the awarded type, being produced in real diamonds set into an eagle constructed of platinum, which in turn is mounted on to a gold wreath. The insignia is about one third of the size and mounted on a bar. This thin bar has 5 small diamonds set into it on either side of the wreath. The remaining part from the diamonds to the tip is highly polished. On the reverse is a long needle pin. The only recipient of this exclusive award was; Flug-Kapitänin Hanna Reitsch. She also held the unusual honor as a woman to have had bestowed upon her both the Iron Cross Second Class and First Class. There is a photo online of her wearing this award at a ceremony with Gauleiter Karl Hanke ( who was the final. Reichsführer-SS ) And there is no original list of recipients that survived the war. They have either been identified by the original award document or by photo evidence

@pioter6992 17 күн бұрын

Intro song still slaps

@shanewaterman4125 17 күн бұрын

Prince of Pretentiousness - classic! 😂

@danielintheantipodes6741 17 күн бұрын

If I had such a thing, I would donate it to a museum. It would not be enjoyable for me, to have such an object in my house. Thank you for the video.

@williamespinosa9094 17 күн бұрын

You are the G.O.A.T, sir! Thank you from Maine, USA👊♥️ 🇺🇸

@BA-gn3qb 16 күн бұрын

Mark Felton needs to have his own version of an observer badge. And give me one for watching all his videos. 🎖

@cammobunker 17 күн бұрын

Rommel probably rated the Observer badge. He was known for flying in his his Fiesler Storch recon aircraft at stupidly low altitudes over enemy troops. He very nearly was captured when his aircraft developed engine problems behind the lines in Africa. They landed and fixed the problem and took off in nick of time.

@MarkFeltonProductions 17 күн бұрын

I'm not sure he was a qualified pilot - I think he just took over from his pilot once airborne - rather like Mussolini.

@cammobunker 17 күн бұрын

@@MarkFeltonProductions yes you are correct... But I think he probably met the"observer"part pretty well if nothing else.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 14 күн бұрын

It might have been better for Rommel in the long run if he WAS captured! The British would have treated him with respect and he certainly would have survived the war, possibly even have played a major part in the creation of the West German Bundeswehr in the 1950s. But of course it wasn't to be. A great "What if?"

@ihavebeenben 9 күн бұрын

@@MarkFeltonProductions Why is the thumbnail edited to block the southern arm of the Swastika?

@superjonboy873 15 күн бұрын

Mark, your channel is a Diamond in the rough!

@CaptainGyro 17 күн бұрын

We need to award Dr. Mark Felton a medal for making such interesting videos.

@outofturn331 16 күн бұрын

..about medals

@andrewcross8244 2 күн бұрын

It’s great to find a historian like Mark. Politics aside..the Luftwaffe had some of the greatest aces of the war and some of the most state of the art fighter jets known to man at the time. Those Dawggone Messerschmidts are something amazing

@AMD7027 17 күн бұрын

Churchill…”it’s good to know the King.”

@justnoname2370 17 күн бұрын

How the hell did I end up with another mark Felton video

@Pyratemime 17 күн бұрын

Sheer good luck.

@Flint-Dibble-the-Don 17 күн бұрын

I hear the original swastika meant good luck so...

@johnned4848 17 күн бұрын

This could be a great video: SS/SD boss Reinhard Heydich actually was a fully qualified Luftwaffe fighter pilot. He was even shot down in the Soviet Union while on a combat mission

@RawrDinosaurgrr 17 күн бұрын

Yes this sounds interesting.

@finnyishere3532 17 күн бұрын

A vid from Felton and Time ghost in the same day will always be a great day!!

@marcusdrake4111 17 күн бұрын

Just want to thank you for introducing me to Time Ghost.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 17 күн бұрын

Unless I'm mistaken I believe German aviatrix Hanna Reitsch was also awarded one of those special Pilot/Observer badges. She deserved it too. "Lord of the Bling!" Love it! Goering also tried to get himself awarded the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross, the highest award for non-combat service but by that time Hitler had had enough of Goering's medal collecting and flat out refused him.

@michaelkovacic2608 15 күн бұрын

That must have been hilarious to see. Can you imagine the painter snorting "No way you're getting this, and if you're offended go on a run."

@wayneantoniazzi2706 15 күн бұрын

@@michaelkovacic2608 Oh yeah, it would have been fun looking through a keyhole on that! The thing is Hermann might have gotten away with the request in 1940 when he and the Luftaffe were riding high, but later in the war when he did put in the request (1943 I think) there was no way Adolf was going to hand him any more decorations, he'd just about had it with Goering, there'd been too many disappointments.

@nodarkthings 17 күн бұрын

Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.

@MargaretCorriher 17 күн бұрын

I'm a very big history buff. I bounced between World War 2 and the U.S. Civil War. Your channel is so great. I love channel. Thank you.🇺🇸☮️⭐💫✨😇

@Jeroenhermanjan 17 күн бұрын

That’s goering to be a lot of bling

@Dingeraye1 17 күн бұрын

"The First Unpleasantness". Classic!

@gerhard6105 17 күн бұрын

My mothers uncle one got an East-German medal once but he was not happy with it. He was a Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht and he once said that for these medals they really had to do something.... I have his pictures and on them you see these ww2 medals.

@Carolinel673 17 күн бұрын

I hope he made it alive after WW11 & what a STUPID WAR . RIP TO ALL SIDES .

@therealebolaboy 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for making these videos. I really enjoy your work.

@Graygeezer 17 күн бұрын

All those non-aviators earned their Pilot/Observer badge by observing their pilot.

@jessebrettjames 17 күн бұрын

Your presentations are always of such a high quality, well- researched and informative. Thank you.

@petervonstamer7859 16 күн бұрын

I don't know why but he did not mention their was two types of this award the male and female version. Which was a pendant and that hanna reitsch was the only person to receive it.

@kingkonut 17 күн бұрын

goering was an absolute unit

@berry1669 16 күн бұрын

flying on Airplanes - that makes me a Pilot too🤣🤣🤣

@kuhari3428 16 күн бұрын

Absolutely stunning and awesome research you do. You find all these pictures and information out of nowhere it seems like. I collect militaria and historia items myself and i am very jealous on how good you are on finding info all around. That picture with Herman Göring with the order of the rising sun amazed me since i have never been able to find that one but here you do it like it is nothing!! Love from Finland

@Grachtnakk 17 күн бұрын

You are very dedicated to documenting history. Wonderful.

@petervonstamer7859 16 күн бұрын

I don't know why but he did not mention their was two types of this award the male and female version. Which was a pendant and that hanna reitsch was the only person to receive it

@sulohone 16 күн бұрын

really enjoying these latest episodes of an indepth look into not only the history but of current value.

@sixpackpilot 16 күн бұрын

Goering always reminds of a certain politician/businessman in the US. I always forget his name. It will come back to me.

@rudigerfunke3681 16 күн бұрын

Interessantes Video ! Danke an Dr. Felton !

@unverifiedusername 17 күн бұрын

What a beautiful badge though. Absolutely stunning.

@royboy9361 17 күн бұрын

Another “gem” by my favorite historian.

@stumpythedwarf8712 17 күн бұрын

Great video, thank you Mark.

@roberts3942 16 күн бұрын

Goring -- "if it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing."

@garyw8481 17 күн бұрын

Another EXTREMELY well researched and presented video Dr Felton. Thank You.

@petervonstamer7859 16 күн бұрын

I don't know why but he did not mention their was two types of this award the male and female version. Which was a pendant and that hanna reitsch was the only person to receive it

@neo6289 15 күн бұрын

THANKS DR FELTON

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 16 күн бұрын

Herman Goering was ultra fascinated by carrying medals 🏅upon himself chest ...

@PatrickPierceBateman 17 күн бұрын

0:40 Young Göring looked like Mads Mikkelsen. I bet he did well with the ladies.

@Carolinel673 17 күн бұрын

Padraig Pierce one of 🇮🇪 BRAVEST SON’S .

@stevensteelforce2701 17 күн бұрын

Честно говоря, каждый раз, когда я смотрю на лицо Германа Геринга, оно напоминает мне Свинью.

@jonathangriffin1120 15 күн бұрын

'Goering in the sky mit diamonds' - A clever bloke could write a song around that......

@marco-58 10 күн бұрын

I was a teenage collector in the early seventies, when i noticed a display/sale of Diamond or Saphire encrusted Luftwaffe badges in a jewelers shop window in Liverpool. They were priced at about £85 each. It was so unusual and so out of my budget as a 15 year old.

@huibertlandzaat1889 17 күн бұрын

Excellent explination. Thank you for uploading.

@mriamilne 14 күн бұрын

Another historical triumph. Ty.

@fabianwylie8707 16 күн бұрын

Well Well Such. Bling bling video . Thanks Dr Felton , for the history lesson 👍

@nanceeM1313 17 күн бұрын

❤🕊 thank you Dr. Felton

@TheeDavidDee 17 күн бұрын

Still the best intro/outro music on KZfaq

@alpate7864 16 күн бұрын

Better Batchelor has excellent intro music with a retro vibe.

@ntsst3 17 күн бұрын

Love when I'm early for a Mark Felton video

@jackmaniscalco7274 17 күн бұрын

Fun fact: Goring’s jewel encrusted tie pin (which he wore on the cover of time magazine in 1940) is currently for sale

@ericbitzer5247 17 күн бұрын

Where?

@asheland_numismatics 17 күн бұрын

As usual, a very interesting video!

@sailordude2094 16 күн бұрын

There was an SS Officer who was also a uniform designer that got a very rare medal with diamonds, I think its a war merit with swords in gold and diamonds but I cant verify it and can't find that officer online easily, darn! Thanks for the video, great militaria history!

@tachikaze222 17 күн бұрын

I was waiting for this one, I think I read this first from Dunnigan's book on WW2 trivia.

@petervonstamer7859 16 күн бұрын

I don't know why but he did not mention their was two types of this award the male and female version. Which was a pendant and that hanna reitsch was the only person to receive it

@lindadarveau1031 17 күн бұрын

Interesting podcast, Goring was a very imposing large man with incredible piecing blue eyes. I cannot imagine the terror he imposed being near him.

@_____7704 17 күн бұрын

The thought of a Fiesler Stork trying to get off the ground with Göring in it, is frankly enough to amuse myself with endlessly

@lunsmann 17 күн бұрын

Funny. However Goering only weighed 135kg (298 pounds). Not particularly heavy by todays measure. A weight considered corpulent by the standards of that time. He was also 178 cm in height. 5 feet 10 inches.

@MarkFeltonProductions 16 күн бұрын

Actually, looking at photos and film of Goring with Hitler, I'd say Goring was around 5'8". I think the Americans measured him with his boots on!

@zegervanaschvanwijck7749 14 күн бұрын

Great like always

@dannybeun948 16 күн бұрын

Gréât documentaire always à pleasure 🙏

@joeyvocals1 17 күн бұрын

Sir, you are the best! I am amazed about your knowledge! It's fascinating to watch ! As an addendum: I am most definitely subscribed!

@markpaul-ym5wg 17 күн бұрын

Thank you.

@TellySavalas-or5hf 15 күн бұрын

BEST looking medal ever made!

@davidmckayii752 17 күн бұрын

Great coverage...the symbolism of their decorations is interesting, to say the least...the very least

@erikdam8850 16 күн бұрын

"the First Unpleasantness" that's probably the most British description of WW1 ever!

@wayneantoniazzi2706 16 күн бұрын

"The Late Unpleasantness" was also a widely-used Southern euphamism for the American Civil War! Almost as if the world hadn't heard a shot fired in anger since 1865!

@dbsthumper 17 күн бұрын

I think Himmler won the prestigious Golden Chicken award for retreating in the face of the enemy 😉

@HeavyDragoon 17 күн бұрын

Well...I must commend Mark Felton again....SUPERB...

@petervonstamer7859 16 күн бұрын

I don't know why but he did not mention their was two types of this award the male and female version. Which was a pendant and that hanna reitsch was the only person to receive it

@phaasch 17 күн бұрын

So pilots wings once were a sort of early Air Miles award?😊

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069 17 күн бұрын

Göring had very nouveau riche tastes.

@BrianHayter-zl2uc 17 күн бұрын

Been watching this channel for a few yrs now absolutely love it. Great stuff. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@Segalmed 17 күн бұрын

In WW1 Dönitz had some opportunities to work as an observer and bombardier in a plane. He was communications officer on the small cruiser Breslau that together with the battle cruiser Goeben was handed over to the Ottoman empire. Because there was little to do (the ships staying close to Constantinople most of the time) Dönitz got detached to aerial reconnaissance and even got the opportunity to throw some light bombs out of the plane. That was before he returned to Germany and joined the U-boats. So he at least brought some qualifications even if not meriting that grade of bling. Rommel was notorious for his highly risky personal reconnaissance flights in North Africa, so an honorary observer's badge was not out of place but again not the mega-bling edition.